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English grammar lesson 4: Verbs: action words · Set 970 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Ask “what does it do?”): Find who the sentence is about (the subject). Ask: what does (or did) the subject do? The word that answers is the verb. Names and things are nouns; describing words are adjectives.

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  1. 1.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Vivaan carries a big bag every day.” (a) big (b) carries (c) Vivaan (d) bag
  2. 2.Pick the action word: Karan ___ the kite every day. (a) happily (b) red (c) flies
  3. 3.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi bought a small toy yesterday.” (a) toy (b) bought (c) Saanvi (d) small
  4. 4.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the letter every day. (a) short (b) writes (c) happily
  5. 5.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Kavya draws a big picture every day.” (a) picture (b) draws (c) Kavya (d) big
  6. 6.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara kicked a big ball yesterday.” (a) kicked (b) Tara (c) ball (d) big
  7. 7.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rohan flies a red kite every day.” (a) flies (b) kite (c) Rohan (d) red
  8. 8.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Zoya carried a big bag yesterday.” (a) bag (b) big (c) carried (d) Zoya
  9. 9.Pick the action word: Aarav ___ the book every day. (a) reads (b) quickly (c) new
  10. 10.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Yash painted a long wall yesterday.” (a) painted (b) wall (c) long (d) Yash
  11. 11.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan reads a funny book every day.” (a) book (b) Karan (c) reads (d) funny
  12. 12.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the kite every day. (a) slowly (b) red (c) flies
  13. 13.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aarav writes a long letter every day.” (a) long (b) letter (c) Aarav (d) writes
  14. 14.Pick the action word: Kabir ___ the picture every day. (a) draws (b) big (c) quickly
  15. 15.Pick the action word: Aditya ___ the song every day. (a) slowly (b) sings (c) sweet
  16. 16.Pick the action word: Neel ___ the picture every day. (a) quickly (b) draws (c) big
  17. 17.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) bicycle (b) Dev (c) rides (d) blue
  18. 18.Pick the action word: Tara ___ the box every day. (a) quickly (b) opens (c) big
  19. 19.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Rahul rides a blue bicycle every day.” (a) Rahul (b) blue (c) bicycle (d) rides
  20. 20.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Karan carried a heavy bag yesterday.” (a) heavy (b) bag (c) carried (d) Karan
  21. 21.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aisha drew a big picture yesterday.” (a) big (b) Aisha (c) drew (d) picture
  22. 22.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the picture every day. (a) happily (b) draws (c) colourful
  23. 23.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ananya wrote a short letter yesterday.” (a) wrote (b) short (c) letter (d) Ananya
  24. 24.Pick the action word: Isha ___ the box every day. (a) big (b) happily (c) opens
  25. 25.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Tara draws a colourful picture every day.” (a) Tara (b) picture (c) draws (d) colourful
  26. 26.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Myra read a new book yesterday.” (a) new (b) read (c) book (d) Myra
  27. 27.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Arjun opened a small box yesterday.” (a) opened (b) small (c) Arjun (d) box
  28. 28.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Dev writes a long letter every day.” (a) Dev (b) writes (c) long (d) letter
  29. 29.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Ishaan painted a tall wall yesterday.” (a) Ishaan (b) tall (c) wall (d) painted
  30. 30.Pick the action word: Omkar ___ the bag every day. (a) heavy (b) carries (c) slowly
  31. 31.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Sneha ate a ripe mango yesterday.” (a) Sneha (b) ate (c) ripe (d) mango
  32. 32.Pick the action word: Manav ___ the mango every day. (a) ripe (b) eats (c) slowly
  33. 33.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Riya drew a colourful picture yesterday.” (a) Riya (b) drew (c) picture (d) colourful
  34. 34.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Farhan ate a juicy mango yesterday.” (a) juicy (b) ate (c) Farhan (d) mango
  35. 35.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Saanvi sang a sweet song yesterday.” (a) sang (b) song (c) Saanvi (d) sweet
  36. 36.Pick the action word: Nisha ___ the wall every day. (a) paints (b) tall (c) quickly
  37. 37.Pick the action word: Ishaan ___ the bicycle every day. (a) new (b) rides (c) quickly
  38. 38.Pick the action word: Arjun ___ the bag every day. (a) big (b) carries (c) quickly
  39. 39.Pick the action word: Myra ___ the wall every day. (a) happily (b) tall (c) paints
  40. 40.Which word is the verb (action word)? “Aditya buys a small toy every day.” (a) small (b) toy (c) buys (d) Aditya

Answer key

  1. carries
  2. flies
  3. bought
  4. writes
  5. draws
  6. kicked
  7. flies
  8. carried
  9. reads
  10. painted
  11. reads
  12. flies
  13. writes
  14. draws
  15. sings
  16. draws
  17. rides
  18. opens
  19. rides
  20. carried
  21. drew
  22. draws
  23. wrote
  24. opens
  25. draws
  26. read
  27. opened
  28. writes
  29. painted
  30. carries
  31. ate
  32. eats
  33. drew
  34. ate
  35. sang
  36. paints
  37. rides
  38. carries
  39. paints
  40. buys

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